Center for Universal Education

Primary school students do exercises in the corridor and in a classroom as they avoid outdoor activities due to heavy smog, in Beijing October 11, 2014. The Beijing Meteorological Bureau forecast that gales brought by a cold spell is expected to arrive at the Chinese capital on Saturday night, which would disperse severe smog and air pollution shrouding China's northern regions since Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY EDUCATION) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA - GM1EAAB1CVT01

Assessment of transversal competencies: Current tools in the Asian region

Esther Care, Alvin Vista, and Helyn Kim

Friday, June 14, 2019

Adults and children play with Lego bricks during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Lego brick, at Lego House in Billund, Denmark January 28, 2018. Scanpix Denmark/Michael Drost-Hansen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. - RC142CA74E00

The power of parents in accelerating global education progress

Rebecca Winthrop and Fred Dews

Friday, June 7, 2019

Imagining playful learning landscapes for every community

Jennifer S. Vey and Rebecca Winthrop

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Students raise their hands as they attend class and eat a meal distributed as part of a World Food Programme (WFP)-run project to provide healthy meals to students and to raise awareness of good eating habits, at Hofa Al-Mazar school in the city of Irbid, Jordan, April 26, 2016. REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed - GF10000396485

Preparing youth for the future of work: What can we learn from Jordan?

Patrick Hannahan and Jenny Perlman Robinson

Friday, May 24, 2019

Growing cities that work for all: A capability-based approach to regional economic competitiveness

Marcela Escobari, Ian Seyal, José Morales-Arilla, and Chad Shearer

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Zambian children attend school in a poverty stricken area near the country's capital Lusaka July 1, 2005. July 1 was designated "Whit Band Day" as campaigners began a week of action aimed at focusing attention on issues of poverty ahead of next weeks meeting of G8 leaders in Gleneagles, Scotland. REUTERS/Salim Henry SH/AH - RP6DRMVDHNAB

What have we learned about the learning crisis?

Michelle Kaffenberger

Friday, May 17, 2019

Makpal Abrazakova, 25, uses her computer to chat with friends in her home in Aksu-Ayuly in central Kazakhstan, February 23, 2012. Makpal, who is professionally trained as a lawyer, is the only female eagle hunter in Kazakhstan. She started learning falconry from her father at the age of 13. Picture taken February 23, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) - GM1E8330ED901

Revolutionizing online education: A conversation with President Michael Crow of Arizona State University

Emal Dusst and Rebecca Winthrop

Friday, May 17, 2019

The key to all of this is to create these kinds of environments in the places where people naturally go. If you offer the kinds of stimulation that often happens for free in middle-income or upper-income environments … in underserved communities, imagine what we could do.

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek Quartz Monday, May 6, 2019

Kyle Schwartz (R), a 3rd grade teacher, works with student Chris Flores in her classroom at Doull Elementary School in Denver April 17, 2015. Schwartz, who posted notes from her third grade class online and started a social media whirlwind under the hashtag #WishMyTeacherKnew said on Friday the assignment had been a revelation for her. REUTERS/Rick Wilking - GF10000063461

To promote success in schools, focus on teacher well-being

Amy Roberts and Helyn Kim

Monday, May 6, 2019

A boy plays Nintendo's game console prior to a parade where Pokemon's character Pikachu attends, in Yokohama, Japan, August 7, 2016. Picture taken on August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - S1AEUJDOXRAB

Children need digital mentorship, not WHO’s restrictions on screen time

Jordan Shapiro

Friday, April 26, 2019